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even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving away a million free cups at yoplait dot com. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. [ gunshots ] >> i'm going to turn to two former members of the gadhafi regime who defected. former libyan ambassador to the united states, u.s. government and the am deputy permanent ambassador of libya to
even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium...
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even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. you could get arrested for that you know. it's not what you think. look. there was a time when a company like that would envy us. little outfit. it's almost quaint. all these years we had something they could never have. something only the biggest operations could ever afford. it was our strategic advantage. now they have it. what exactly is "it" that they have? logistics. a level playing field. it's not fair. ] ] ] [ woman announcing ] every subaru is responsibly built in a zero landfill plant. so it's no wonder they fit so naturally with spring. come to the subaru love spring event. get a subaru, and go love spr
even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. you could get arrested for that you know. it's not what you think....
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>> well, places like the central u.s. and places you may not think about such as fault lines that occur in other parts of the country that don't have a lot of activity but have had significant historical events such as in charleston, south carolina and other places. we wend to always think the earthquake risk is in california, maybe alaska, but we also have seismic risk throughout the country. various parts. and that's why it's important when talking about being prepared it's not just those areas that we know about hurricanes, we know about earthquakes but how about in your community? and i think the other point that was made about our level of preparedness. if we're doing a better job i think of bringing the private sector in as part of the team really working with the retailers and others to help get supplies in the areas and focus on the greatest need. but it comes down to this one point, and that is personal preparedness. and so we encourage people that -- some disasters give us warning but earthquakes very little at
>> well, places like the central u.s. and places you may not think about such as fault lines that occur in other parts of the country that don't have a lot of activity but have had significant historical events such as in charleston, south carolina and other places. we wend to always think the earthquake risk is in california, maybe alaska, but we also have seismic risk throughout the country. various parts. and that's why it's important when talking about being prepared it's not just...
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viewers in the u.s. will now join piers morgan tonight already in progress and i'm becky anderson in london. ♪ in here, inventory can be taught to learn... so products get routed to where they're needed most. ♪ in here, machines have a voice... so they can tell headquarters when they need refilling. ♪ in here, money works smarter... so financial institutions can turn dreams into realities. in here, medical history is brought to life... so doctors can see a patient's medical records -- even if they're away from home. it's more than advanced technology. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities, creating and integrating solutions, helping business, and the world...work. rethink possible. >>> you're looking at video of the approaching tsunami in japan earlier. it's an incredible demonstration of nature's unstoppable power. few people watching from the shore could hope to survive. joining me now is nate who survived the tsunami in thailand. we're going to have a look at that situation now. >>
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even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. what are you looking at? logistics. ben? the ups guy? no, you see ben, i see logistics. logistics? think--ben is new markets. ben is global access-- china and beyond. ben is a smarter supply chain. ben is higher margins. happier customers... everybody wins. logistics. exactly. see you guys tomorrow. like the other stuff, diet snapple has healthy stuff. [ horn honks ] and tasty stuff. we just took out the calories and stuff. so who comes up with this stuff? i do. ooh! now who wants some free stuff? [ all ] me! snapple. the best diet stuff on earth. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ l
even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. what are you looking at? logistics. ben? the ups guy? no, you see ben,...
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the u.s. government says the situation is much worse than the japanese government is saying. president obama spoke with the japanese prime minister promising additional help if needed. that's the latest information we have on the ground. our coverage continues. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. >>> tonight, nuclear nightmare. the u.s. government says a radiation leak at reactor number 4 at the fukushima plant is even worse than thought. shell-shocked japanese crowd into shelters wondering what's next. >> translator: i am deeply concerned that the current nuclear plant situation is critical. >> while a handful of heroic power plant reactors risk it all. >> translator: he indicated a serious situation. he told her to take care of herself because he won't be home for awhile. >> and my special report from the middle east. tonight's show comes from here, israel. what's extraordinary when you come here is the proximity of everything. to my right ramallah. to my left jerusalem. just a few m
the u.s. government says the situation is much worse than the japanese government is saying. president obama spoke with the japanese prime minister promising additional help if needed. that's the latest information we have on the ground. our coverage continues. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. >>> tonight, nuclear nightmare. the u.s. government says a radiation leak at reactor number 4 at the fukushima plant is even worse than thought. shell-shocked japanese crowd into...
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so it's better that the u.s. is growing than if the u.s. were in a recession. but it's not going to make that much of a difference. i think japan controls its own destiny. once they get over the rescue element and that's really critical because there's lives involved here, once they get over that, they're going to embark on a reconstruction program which is going to take a long time. and hopefully that acts as a catalyst for what they've been missing for about 20 years, what they call the lost decades, which is enough domestic political unity to put this country on a high growth path. >> i hope that's the case. thank you very much indeed. >>> one of the most striking things about the aftermath of the disaster in japan is the calm and stoicism of the japanese people. joining me now is a man who spent a lot of time in japan. "the new york times'" nick cristophe. you were actually in japan. you were the tokyo bureau chief for "the new york times" in the kobe earthquake of 1995. so you've been through a similar kind of scenario then. what is it about the japanese p
so it's better that the u.s. is growing than if the u.s. were in a recession. but it's not going to make that much of a difference. i think japan controls its own destiny. once they get over the rescue element and that's really critical because there's lives involved here, once they get over that, they're going to embark on a reconstruction program which is going to take a long time. and hopefully that acts as a catalyst for what they've been missing for about 20 years, what they call the lost...
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now in japan, it's 8.8, in u.s. calculation, it's 8.9. but huge. anyway, the earthquake and death toll, it's increasing every hour. it's close to 100 now, and missing people are 700. and it's increasing, as well. so this is a terrible incident that has hit japan. >> ambassador, you obviously -- i'm sorry, after you. >> for example, in japan, six million households are out of electricity, that's more than 10% of total japan's households. >> that's absolutely staggering statistic. i mean obviously we're seeing these most appalling scenes. i don't think i've ever seen anything quite like this before. it looks apocalyptic, ambassador. when talk about the kind of casualty numbers that you said just then as a few hundred people, it seems it would be a miracle if it's as low as that. are you fearing here you may be seeing a toll much, much higher? >> as what i said is the figure that we have identified up until now. and it's increasing. so the government of japan is putting all the forces, for example, 2,000 police, 8,000 self-defense force, 300 airplanes
now in japan, it's 8.8, in u.s. calculation, it's 8.9. but huge. anyway, the earthquake and death toll, it's increasing every hour. it's close to 100 now, and missing people are 700. and it's increasing, as well. so this is a terrible incident that has hit japan. >> ambassador, you obviously -- i'm sorry, after you. >> for example, in japan, six million households are out of electricity, that's more than 10% of total japan's households. >> that's absolutely staggering...
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nowhere is it about u.s. foreign policy. it is all about their desires. in fact, they say even in benghazi, which is held by the opposition, we do not want any foreign intervention. this is our movement. this is our moment. and they're very, very clear about that. >> as always, a brilliant insight into what's going on. thank you very much. >> thank you, piers. >>> coming up, is hollywood's top dog, harvey weinstein, his reaction to his win and charlie sheen's meltdown. [ male announcer ] a chicken coop: the unlikely birthplace of a fundamental idea. it's where ethel percy andrus found a retired teacher living because she could afford nothing else. ethel couldn't ignore the clear need for health and financial security. and it inspired her to found aarp. for over 50 years, we've continued that work, to help all americans pursue their best life. discover more of what we do, for every generation at aarp.org. >>> harvey weinstein is a toast of hollywood after his oscar win for the brilliant "king's speech." he's here with me. how are you? >> piers, i couldn't
nowhere is it about u.s. foreign policy. it is all about their desires. in fact, they say even in benghazi, which is held by the opposition, we do not want any foreign intervention. this is our movement. this is our moment. and they're very, very clear about that. >> as always, a brilliant insight into what's going on. thank you very much. >> thank you, piers. >>> coming up, is hollywood's top dog, harvey weinstein, his reaction to his win and charlie sheen's meltdown. [...
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u.s. >> the likelihood of having a tsunami here on our coast is one in seven chance in the next 50 years of having a tsunami. that's huge. >> dan cox is director of the lab at oregon state, a part of the national science foundation's network for earthquake engineering simulation. >> in the field they see the before and after. this allows us to see the during. a wave breaks off the coast. this is an aluminum wall and ale the phone pole after it hit a building. >> cox and his colleagues stepped up efforts. this brings us back to the surprise. when they pounded it with a tsunami, cox found if all the residents simply headed inland. >> the casualty was 1700. >> that startling death rate got him thinking about a different path to safety. >> the role of vertical evacuation. this means going up into a building or on to an earthen mound. you are much safer just by going up. >> when they added vertical evacuation to the test. >> you can see that the casualty count is really low. only 200 compared t
u.s. >> the likelihood of having a tsunami here on our coast is one in seven chance in the next 50 years of having a tsunami. that's huge. >> dan cox is director of the lab at oregon state, a part of the national science foundation's network for earthquake engineering simulation. >> in the field they see the before and after. this allows us to see the during. a wave breaks off the coast. this is an aluminum wall and ale the phone pole after it hit a building. >> cox and...
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nowhere is it about u.s. foreign policy. it is all about their desires. in fact, they say even in benghazi, which is held by the opposition, we do not want any foreign intervention. this is our movement. this is our moment. and they're very, very clear about that. >> as always, a brilliant insight into what's going on. thank you very much. >> thank you, piers. >>> coming up, is hollywood's top dog, harvey weinstein, his reaction to his win and charlie sheen's meltdown. yellowbook has always been good for business. but these days you need more than the book. you need website development, 1-on-1 marketing advice, search-engine marketing, and direct mail. yellowbook's got all of that. yellowbook360's got a whole spectrum of tools. tools that are going to spark some real connections. visit yellowbook360.com and go beyond yellow. the unlikely birthplace of a fundamental idea. it's where ethel percy andrus found a retired teacher living because she could afford nothing else. ethel couldn't ignore the clear need for health and financial security. and it inspired
nowhere is it about u.s. foreign policy. it is all about their desires. in fact, they say even in benghazi, which is held by the opposition, we do not want any foreign intervention. this is our movement. this is our moment. and they're very, very clear about that. >> as always, a brilliant insight into what's going on. thank you very much. >> thank you, piers. >>> coming up, is hollywood's top dog, harvey weinstein, his reaction to his win and charlie sheen's meltdown....
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buetel, the u.s. treasury department today banned americans from doing business with 14 companies owned by libya's national oil corporation. what effect will that have on gadhafi and his regime? >> it will start to starve him of money, and that is, of course, is the objective. you know, really we're not interested in stopping his trade in dates or pistachios. we're interested in stopping everything that has to do with oil because that's where the money comes from. so that's what this is all about. >> and what does it mean for the average american who's worrying about how much it's going to cost to fill up their car with gas? >> well, unfortunately, this happens at a time of year when prices go higher anyway. 25 out of the last 26 years we've seen gasoline prices higher between march 15 and may 15. but it does mean that we're seeing prices now over $100. we've seen prices increase dramatically since september 1, we're up enough that it's costing the american consumer about $275 to $300 billion more for
buetel, the u.s. treasury department today banned americans from doing business with 14 companies owned by libya's national oil corporation. what effect will that have on gadhafi and his regime? >> it will start to starve him of money, and that is, of course, is the objective. you know, really we're not interested in stopping his trade in dates or pistachios. we're interested in stopping everything that has to do with oil because that's where the money comes from. so that's what this is...
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we will cut off his finances, as we are doing, having seized $33 billion already in u.s.-controlled banks of his assets. we will cut off his flow of mercenaries. we will provide political and humanitarian and other assistance to the opposition -- >> will you be arming the rebels, ambassador? >> we will -- as i was getting to, we will be providing political, humanitarian, other assistance to the opposition. we have not taken any decision to arm the opposition. we are still in the very early stage of working with them and getting to know them. >> ambassador, are you an active tweeter on twitter. what's your name on twitter? >> @ambassadorrice. >> what do you think where we have young, educated people using twitter and social networking means to spread the message from these countries in the way they perhaps wouldn't have been able to 10, 15 years ago? >> well, it certainly has dramatically changed the way that people can communicate with one another, rally one another, to common objectives. it's been interesting to see how the social media tools like twitter and facebook ha
we will cut off his finances, as we are doing, having seized $33 billion already in u.s.-controlled banks of his assets. we will cut off his flow of mercenaries. we will provide political and humanitarian and other assistance to the opposition -- >> will you be arming the rebels, ambassador? >> we will -- as i was getting to, we will be providing political, humanitarian, other assistance to the opposition. we have not taken any decision to arm the opposition. we are still in the...
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heated 57 million u.s. homes. simmered grandma's chicken noodle soup. melted tons of recycled glass. roasted millions of coffee beans. provided electricity for nearly 29 million home computers. heated your bathwater. cooked your takeout. lit your way home. we helped america import less of its energy. cleared the air by burning cleaner than other fuel sources, with less pollutants and no mercury. and tomorrow, we could do even more. we're cleaner, domestic, abundant and ready now. we're america's natural gas. the smarter power today. learn more at anga.us. >>> back now with my friend howie mandel. you are special to me. when i heard about your germ phobia, i thought it was a joke. >> right. >> we met for a dinner. i went to shake your hand and you wouldn't. i realized this wasn't a joke. >> this is something i've been afflicted with all my life. that's just one small piece of it, i talk about it all the time. i have ocd, so, you know, that's just one issue. one little issue. i have many more issues. that's why i kind of -- not to bring it back to charlie
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president obama promising to hold gadhafi accountable and says the u.s. will not act alone. how much longer will the killing continue before the international community steps in? fighting in zawiya, west of tripoli. and two men about the options of the risks and new disturbing images of egypt alleging proof of torture, the highest levels of the egyptian government at the top of the hour, piers. >> thank you very much. >>> i'm back with howie mandel. >> enough about libya and gadhafi. you got howie. >> the big news. >> yes. there you go. >> we were talking about the slightly warped news values like charlie sheen and the showbiz shows and so on. is it warped? what life's like these days? >> sad statement on humanity and we all love a train wreck. you know? and that's basically what it is. it is sad. i heard leahmention before. i'm a parent and i look at him and think, this must be torturous for his family and family and the people that love him. horrible for the children. but the fact that we and i -- you're in television and the business. we have to show talk about it. show c
president obama promising to hold gadhafi accountable and says the u.s. will not act alone. how much longer will the killing continue before the international community steps in? fighting in zawiya, west of tripoli. and two men about the options of the risks and new disturbing images of egypt alleging proof of torture, the highest levels of the egyptian government at the top of the hour, piers. >> thank you very much. >>> i'm back with howie mandel. >> enough about libya...
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it closed off miles of i-95, part of u.s. 1. and still 16,000 acres have been burned and only 25% containment even though it rained a little bit last night. >> what a day. a little bit of everything for the middle and southeastern part of the country. >> kept us hopping. >> i'm eye fan of calm. make that happen, chad. >>> the couple accused of kidnapping and holding jaycee dugard captive for 18 years in the backyard have now reportedly confessed. so why is one of their lawyers actually asking for a reduced sentence? that's next. [ coughs ] i can't reach the remote. ♪ [ male announcer ] thankfully, it even works on the man-cold. vicks dayquil relieves 5 cold and flu symptoms, aches, fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, cough. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil relieves 5 cold and flu symptoms, aches, fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, cough. ♪ that's why northern trust offers a full team of experts who work to understand your goals and help you achieve them. as one of the nation's largest wealth managers, northern t
it closed off miles of i-95, part of u.s. 1. and still 16,000 acres have been burned and only 25% containment even though it rained a little bit last night. >> what a day. a little bit of everything for the middle and southeastern part of the country. >> kept us hopping. >> i'm eye fan of calm. make that happen, chad. >>> the couple accused of kidnapping and holding jaycee dugard captive for 18 years in the backyard have now reportedly confessed. so why is one of...
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the japanese government has asked the u.s. for help in cooling the nuclear reactors. all the while the country continues to endure aftershocks many with a magnitude greater than 6.0. on sunday, japan's prime minister called for unity during these difficult times. >> translator: in the 65 years at the end of world war ii, this is the toughest, the most difficult crisis for japan. >> but they'll not be able to do it on their own. this could be the most expensive earthquake in history, with damages totaling at least $100 billion. the international community has mobilized, some 90 countries offering assistance, including the u.s. >> the united states will continue to offer any assistance we can as japan recovers from multiple disasters. and we will stand with the people of japan in the difficult days ahead. >> there will certainly be more difficult days ahead, as the people of japan begin to tally all that was lost and figure out how they can move forward. i'm joined now by dr. sanjay gupta, as well as gary tuchman. jim walsh joins us as well. i want to read again the inf
the japanese government has asked the u.s. for help in cooling the nuclear reactors. all the while the country continues to endure aftershocks many with a magnitude greater than 6.0. on sunday, japan's prime minister called for unity during these difficult times. >> translator: in the 65 years at the end of world war ii, this is the toughest, the most difficult crisis for japan. >> but they'll not be able to do it on their own. this could be the most expensive earthquake in history,...
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heated 57 million u.s. homes. simmered grandma's chicken noodle soup. melted tons of recycled glass. roasted millions of coffee beans. provided electricity for nearly 29 million home computers. heated your bathwater. cooked your takeout. lit your way home. we helped america import less of its energy. cleared the air by burning cleaner than other fuel sources, with less pollutants and no mercury. and tomorrow, we could do even more. we're cleaner, domestic, abundant and ready now. we're america's natural gas. the smarter power today. learn more at anga.us. when we turn lobster into irresistible creations like our new lobster-and-shrimp trio with a parmesan lobster bake, our decadent lobster lover's dream and eleven more choices. right now at red lobster. and eleven more choices. like the other stuff, diet snapple has healthy stuff. [ horn honks ] and tasty stuff. we just took out the calories and stuff. so who comes up with this stuff? i do. ooh! now who wants some free stuff? [ all ] me! snapple. the best diet stuff on earth. >>> i'm sick of opening tha
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. >> the u.s. navy -- the u.s. is moving navy ships closer to libya. the pentagon will not say if any american ground forces have been put on a heightened state of alert. let's get to the u.s. response to this crisis. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence joins us from washington. chris, the pentagon is repositioning army/navy ships to prepare for safe zones for libyan refugee you but is there more to it than that. >> reporter: at this point, no. there could be in the next few days or weeks. right now, the state department has already sent some response teams to both egypt, tunisia. there is an option on the table to consider using the u.s. military to sort of set up a corridor to help handle some of the refugees that have been and may continue to stream out of libya. one of the ships that is now at the northern part of the red sea, right near the suez canal is the "uss kearsarge." it can land marines on the ground but one of the u.s. navy's largest floating hospital bays. it has an intensive care unit and six operating rooms and it can handle up to 60
. >> the u.s. navy -- the u.s. is moving navy ships closer to libya. the pentagon will not say if any american ground forces have been put on a heightened state of alert. let's get to the u.s. response to this crisis. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence joins us from washington. chris, the pentagon is repositioning army/navy ships to prepare for safe zones for libyan refugee you but is there more to it than that. >> reporter: at this point, no. there could be in the next few days...
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the growing worry over the u.s. boarders. hundreds of thousands have left the country and thousands more are showing up every hour. they're streaming through border crossings through tunisia and egypt. it's at a crisis point. it's calling for a massive evacuation from the people at the border areas and suspended libya from the human rights council because of attacks by forces on anti-government protesters. support for people who are caught up in the turmoil. it says since the 20th of february, 70,000 to 75,000 people have crossed into tunisia. 14,000 people made the crossing in just one day. that's on a monday. and many of these are really in desperate need of on ward transportation. the u.n. is setting up tents and a transit camp close to the border. that's enough to cater to around 12,000 people. and on thursday, it's planning two air lifts, bringing in tents and supplies for another 10,000. many of the people racing to get out of libya are workers originally from other countries. and the situation they find themselves in i
the growing worry over the u.s. boarders. hundreds of thousands have left the country and thousands more are showing up every hour. they're streaming through border crossings through tunisia and egypt. it's at a crisis point. it's calling for a massive evacuation from the people at the border areas and suspended libya from the human rights council because of attacks by forces on anti-government protesters. support for people who are caught up in the turmoil. it says since the 20th of february,...
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if the u.s. gives weapons to an opposition which is still kind of forming is itself, which we don't know exactly who all the players are, it seems like that from this vantage point. it runs the risk of some sort of escalation, we don't know where those weapons end up. we start a no fly zone, and gras daffy continues to win on the ground and the pressure builds for some sort of further intervention. >> for sure you're right. that's why the no fly zone seems like a big step. arming seems like a lesser step. >> you're not sure about the no fly zone? >> i'm not. articling, if it fails, it fails, you have not begun a direct american pattern with the regime. yes, there are risks to arming these people. we don't know a lot about who these people are, they may end up being pirates or thieves. that's a risk on one side. but compared to the risk on the other, i don't think there's much alternative. >> david gergen? >> i wanted to say very briefly, we've taken the same risk in egypt. we came down on the sid
if the u.s. gives weapons to an opposition which is still kind of forming is itself, which we don't know exactly who all the players are, it seems like that from this vantage point. it runs the risk of some sort of escalation, we don't know where those weapons end up. we start a no fly zone, and gras daffy continues to win on the ground and the pressure builds for some sort of further intervention. >> for sure you're right. that's why the no fly zone seems like a big step. arming seems...
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more u.s. ships are expected today or later this week. search and rescue teams from fairfax county, virginia, are there, others from los angeles are expected in japan soon. japan's prime minister went on tv again today to assure people that every effort is being made to get to victims of this massive disaster. >> translator: so with regard to the earthquake and tsunami, i am confident that the japanese people can be united to work together to weather this difficulty. >> japan's meteorological agency says the worst may actually not be over. there's a good chance of a magnitude 7.0 or larger quake in the next three days. >>> rescue and recovery, they are japan's top two priorities right now. let's go live to the search for survivors. any sign of life where are you? >> reporter: well, randi, i can tell you that just standing and looking out the immediate rescue immediate rescue has sloan down because night has fallen. we're not hearing that many choppers on the air. the rescue crews on the ground are starting to pull back. they have to wait
more u.s. ships are expected today or later this week. search and rescue teams from fairfax county, virginia, are there, others from los angeles are expected in japan soon. japan's prime minister went on tv again today to assure people that every effort is being made to get to victims of this massive disaster. >> translator: so with regard to the earthquake and tsunami, i am confident that the japanese people can be united to work together to weather this difficulty. >> japan's...
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and through the 1920s, u.s. is leading. only during the great depression u.s. falls back temporarily and gets the lead again through the second world war, into the cold war and we stop here 1954 at the end of the korean war. at this time united states was on top. europe had fallen behind and japan was trying to catch up here. and interestingly, a small country on the equator, singapore, was just behind. latin america was in between and china and india were still down here with low life expectancy and low incomes but they had gained their independence. look what happened after 1954. here, u.s. continuing to lead but europe is closing in. europe is closing in and japan there, they make this amazing catch-up together with singapore. and here china and india got education, more family and health before they start this amazing economic growth where they catch in with more and more emerging economies and they keep up the speed through the last economic crisis and here we are today, 2010. and what is most interesting here is if you look at the replay, you see this ver
and through the 1920s, u.s. is leading. only during the great depression u.s. falls back temporarily and gets the lead again through the second world war, into the cold war and we stop here 1954 at the end of the korean war. at this time united states was on top. europe had fallen behind and japan was trying to catch up here. and interestingly, a small country on the equator, singapore, was just behind. latin america was in between and china and india were still down here with low life...
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. >> u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen says most of gadhafi's air defense systems and airfields have been taken out. libyan ground forces have also been hit. >> the no-fly zone is effectively in place. we have combat air patrol or aircraft over benghazi and we will have them there for on a 24/7 basis. move that to the west and he hasn't flown any aircraft for the last two days. the whole goal here is to get it in place. two, be in a position so that he is unable to massacre his own civilians and that we effect the humanitarian support. from that standpoint, the initial operations have been very effective. >> besides the u.s. britain and france countries taking part in the libyan operation include italy, spain, canada, and qatr. >> gadhafi vowed to fight back what he calls terrorists attacking his country. >> we be victorious. we will achieve victory on behalf of the people. we have allah with us. have you the devil on your side. >> he called coalition nation it is new nazis and pr
. >> u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen says most of gadhafi's air defense systems and airfields have been taken out. libyan ground forces have also been hit. >> the no-fly zone is effectively in place. we have combat air patrol or aircraft over benghazi and we will have them there for on a 24/7 basis. move that to the west and he hasn't flown any aircraft for the last two days. the whole goal here is to get it in place. two, be in a position so that he is unable to...
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those u.s. tomahawk missiles have landed in the area around tripoli and misrata. >> and this as moammar gadhafi sends letters to the u.n. and its allies warning them to stay out of his country. >> meanwhile, the leader behind the u.n. resolution gathered in paris today to map out the road ahead. french warplanes are circling over libya, enforcing that yuu. sanctioned no-fly zone. >> and they have flexed military muscle firing on a libyan military vehicle. our senior international correspondent, nic robertson, is joining us right now from tripoli. nic, there were some reports that there were loud booming noises. now perhaps we know in large part why. perhaps as a result of those u.s. tomahawk missile strikes? >> reporter: yeah. it's not possible for us to confirm it at the moment in tripoli. there certainly would be a number of targets here. the former u.s. air base east of the city here houses not only some of the private jets owned by the gadhafi family but also fighter aircraft and other milit
those u.s. tomahawk missiles have landed in the area around tripoli and misrata. >> and this as moammar gadhafi sends letters to the u.n. and its allies warning them to stay out of his country. >> meanwhile, the leader behind the u.n. resolution gathered in paris today to map out the road ahead. french warplanes are circling over libya, enforcing that yuu. sanctioned no-fly zone. >> and they have flexed military muscle firing on a libyan military vehicle. our senior...
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of course, the u.s. being one of them, firing on libya today and also french aircraft in the area in place. britain sending in aircraft as well. france also helping out in this. and they will all join the coalition forces in the air at least. president obama, the u.s. president, has said no ground forces. he's not promising that now. let's listen in a little bit to the firing and the unrest in tripoli. for those of you who are just tuning in, i want to welcome our viewers from around the world. you're watching cnn's breaking news coverage of the unrest in libya. what you're hearing, firing going on in tripoli right now. cnn's nic robertson covering that part of the story for us. he is in tripoli. he's our senior international correspondent. nic is getting in place so he can speak to us. there you can see him in the corner of your screen. and as soon as nic is available to speak to us, we will get him live, if we can. nic, jump in whenever we're ready. i'm not sure if his camera can hear us, but if so, we
of course, the u.s. being one of them, firing on libya today and also french aircraft in the area in place. britain sending in aircraft as well. france also helping out in this. and they will all join the coalition forces in the air at least. president obama, the u.s. president, has said no ground forces. he's not promising that now. let's listen in a little bit to the firing and the unrest in tripoli. for those of you who are just tuning in, i want to welcome our viewers from around the world....
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they said the u.s. needs to get tough, in their words, not just impose a no fly zone, but recognize the oppositional government in benghazi and possibly arm the libyan opposition. are those things on the stable? >> arming at this point does not seem at all to be on the table. they're certainly talking to the opposition, one of the problems is, they're trying to assess who will end up on top. who is the opposition, what do they want? i guess you'd have to say there's no appetite for using u.s. troops, certainly. there is a talk of the no fly zone. even that, anderson, they say could be problematical, because the u.s. can't just unilaterally have a no fly zone. they have to do it in concert with other countries. and that means usually the united nations, and you have countries like china and russia who would oppose that. >> joining us now from washington, former deputy defense secretary paul wolfowitz. and a los angeles former native, general wesley clark. a senior fellow at ucla's college of nations. >>
they said the u.s. needs to get tough, in their words, not just impose a no fly zone, but recognize the oppositional government in benghazi and possibly arm the libyan opposition. are those things on the stable? >> arming at this point does not seem at all to be on the table. they're certainly talking to the opposition, one of the problems is, they're trying to assess who will end up on top. who is the opposition, what do they want? i guess you'd have to say there's no appetite for using...
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a u.s. official says there is no watter in one of the pools which is resulting in extremely high levels of radiation. but a japanese official disputes that saying there appears to be water, just how much is unclear. well from cnn london, i'm charles hobson. >> and i'm pauline chu. welcome back to "world business today." >>> nearly a week's worth of horrific images have come out of japan since last friday's earthquake and tsunami. but there are towns or what used to be towns that cameras are reaching only now. once again the scene is defies description. angus walker is in a devastated town of miyako. >> reporter: a fishing port where the harbor offered no sank wary. a ferry is now marined in the middle of town. you'd be forgiven to thinking this is a war zone. instead, it's a place where soldiers are battling to find victims of nature's forces. more than 1,000 are missing. it took the japanese army to get to miyako. they're still here, still searching for bodies. and the weather conditions ar
a u.s. official says there is no watter in one of the pools which is resulting in extremely high levels of radiation. but a japanese official disputes that saying there appears to be water, just how much is unclear. well from cnn london, i'm charles hobson. >> and i'm pauline chu. welcome back to "world business today." >>> nearly a week's worth of horrific images have come out of japan since last friday's earthquake and tsunami. but there are towns or what used to be...
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france and the u.s. have taken big efforts in odyssey dawn, u.s., france, britain, italy, an canada and spain, belgium, denmark, norway and qatar are involved. nick will update us on the other side. take a look. [ background voices talking ] >> those pictures from nic robertson simply amazing. let's go to him, nic. >> reporter: we were taken to moammar gadhafi's palace compound, a large area, a couple of square miles. we could see the roof had been smashed, two big holes punched in it. we were told missiles and given parts taken out of a building while we were there. this is a thin control system actuator, appears to be from a cruise missile pulled out of the building while we were there. the whole roof was pancaked down two floors, a four story building and we were told one of the missiles had gone in and only exploded when it hit the basement area. the rooms we could see blown out, large lumps of concrete blown out over 100 yards or so. the government official told us there had been no cash amounts the
france and the u.s. have taken big efforts in odyssey dawn, u.s., france, britain, italy, an canada and spain, belgium, denmark, norway and qatar are involved. nick will update us on the other side. take a look. [ background voices talking ] >> those pictures from nic robertson simply amazing. let's go to him, nic. >> reporter: we were taken to moammar gadhafi's palace compound, a large area, a couple of square miles. we could see the roof had been smashed, two big holes punched in...
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. >>> a u.s. soldier has pleaded guilty that he and other soldier s killed for sport last year, photographs were apparently showing him and others posing over the bodies of dead afghans. those are the headlines. "world business today" starts right now. >>> hello again. good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hodson. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm pauline chiou. this is "world business today." the top stories on thursday, march 24th. portugal's prime minister quits as parliament votes down plans to tighten austerity measures. now an eu bailout looms. >> japan's devastating earthquake continues to disrupt the global supply chain. we look at why it can be harder to get ahold of a toyota car or an ipad 2. >>> and as the battle for libya continues, europe and the united states tighten their grip on assets owned by moammar gadhafi. >>> well, as many european countries continue to battle their way out of debt, portugal may be next in line for a big bailout. portugal's parliament just rej
. >>> a u.s. soldier has pleaded guilty that he and other soldier s killed for sport last year, photographs were apparently showing him and others posing over the bodies of dead afghans. those are the headlines. "world business today" starts right now. >>> hello again. good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hodson. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm pauline chiou. this is "world business today." the top stories on thursday, march 24th....
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the u.s. position. >> the use of force is not our first choice, and not a choice i make lightly. we cannot stand idolly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy. >> more than 100 tomahawk missiles are fired. sunday morning, gadhafi, presumably in hiding, sends an audio only message on libyan state television, calling on the people of islamic nations to stand with libya, and promising the international coalition he's ready for a fight. >> we are in a war that has no limits. >> libyan officials say no one was hurt, but brought western journalists to survey the damage. gadhafi was not a target, a military command and control center stationed there was. >> at this point i can guarantee he's not on a targeting list. >> sunday strikes continue with tomahawk missiles and jets. significantly damaging gadhafi's air defense sites and making way for an expanded no fly zone. >> we now have the ability to patrol airspace over libya, and we're shifting to a more consistent and persistent air
the u.s. position. >> the use of force is not our first choice, and not a choice i make lightly. we cannot stand idolly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy. >> more than 100 tomahawk missiles are fired. sunday morning, gadhafi, presumably in hiding, sends an audio only message on libyan state television, calling on the people of islamic nations to stand with libya, and promising the international coalition he's ready for a fight. >> we are in a war that...
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the u.s. state of louisiana will shut down beginning today for an undetermined length of time. and that in turn is because it can't get hold of certain parts from japan. >>> well, business is also being hit hard when it comes to basic materials. reiters is reporting the plant near tokyo may be shut until mid-march. that comes as they suspend service of three of japan's tsunami-hit ports. services to and from sendai, hachinohe and onahama are stopped. the u.s. expects to send less food to japan, simply because these hard-hit areas will be so difficult to get to. and maersk also warns that services to tokyo could be delayed, as well. >>> the world is wasting in time in reacting to the events playing out in libya. in the u.s. and europe, national leaders are planning how they'll impose the no-fly zone resolution. and returning to what little is left of what used to be their homes. we'll have plenty more to come on "world business today." stay with us on cnn. >>> from cnn london, i'm nina del sant
the u.s. state of louisiana will shut down beginning today for an undetermined length of time. and that in turn is because it can't get hold of certain parts from japan. >>> well, business is also being hit hard when it comes to basic materials. reiters is reporting the plant near tokyo may be shut until mid-march. that comes as they suspend service of three of japan's tsunami-hit ports. services to and from sendai, hachinohe and onahama are stopped. the u.s. expects to send less food...
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the u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman said the operation may ultimately need arpgs but the u.s. would not commit to provides the arms. are any of the european members or even great britain articulating whether they would consider doing that? >> they're not articulating that. but on friday i was speaking to a former u.n. commander who is a now a conservative member of parliament. and he is certainly putting pressure on david cameron to arm the rebels, he wants to go in very hard. he wants has support from certain back ventures in london. it's coalition government and not all back benchers support that. there is pressure for him to at least think about it. >> max foster, thanks so much. >>> we're going to have much more of our coverage taking place in libya and then there's the other calamity that's been taking place across the globe in japan. we'll update you as well on all that's taking place there. they had another serious aftershock today. >> magnitude 6, i think. >>> an update after this. we're america's natural gas. and here's what we did today in homes all across america: w
the u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman said the operation may ultimately need arpgs but the u.s. would not commit to provides the arms. are any of the european members or even great britain articulating whether they would consider doing that? >> they're not articulating that. but on friday i was speaking to a former u.n. commander who is a now a conservative member of parliament. and he is certainly putting pressure on david cameron to arm the rebels, he wants to go in very hard. he...
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and the u.s. can sort of take from peter to pay paul using money from later in the pentagon's budget, later in the year to cover the costs now. but there are some costs. the combat pay for some of the troops, the cost of all that fuel that's being used on these planes, that's got to be paid now. some people have estimated the cost of this could come up to $1 billion. and that's why senators like richard lugar said there needed to be an accounting of some of these costs before the mission was launched. >> he said $33 billion in frozen libyan assets in the united states, in his words, this money does not belong to gadhafi or to us, it belongs to the libyan people, we will make sure they receive it. this notion that perhaps some of the costs of this war would come from using some of that $33 billion, the president here seems to suggest no way, it's going back to libya, not going to be going back to the american taxpayer to pay for this war. >> even if he did make that argument, it's an argument that
and the u.s. can sort of take from peter to pay paul using money from later in the pentagon's budget, later in the year to cover the costs now. but there are some costs. the combat pay for some of the troops, the cost of all that fuel that's being used on these planes, that's got to be paid now. some people have estimated the cost of this could come up to $1 billion. and that's why senators like richard lugar said there needed to be an accounting of some of these costs before the mission was...
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the problem with the u.s. health care system, for example, is not that the government pays for health care. actually our government pays the least as a percent of the total for health care for any rich country. the problem is it's totally unefficient, with procedures and technology that don't actually improve our health. >> similarly huge subsidies for housing, agriculture might be good politics, but they are bad economics, discounting the market and creating false booms and fake industries. much federal spending outside of defense and interest payments on the debt goes to subsidize consumption rather than investment and most of this consumption is for the elderly. the federal government of the united states spends about four times as much money on old people than it does on children under 18 years old. that is surely a sign of society that's not building for the future but subsidizing the present. we need to invest in science, technology, infrastructure and education but we can't do it unless we stop the mass
the problem with the u.s. health care system, for example, is not that the government pays for health care. actually our government pays the least as a percent of the total for health care for any rich country. the problem is it's totally unefficient, with procedures and technology that don't actually improve our health. >> similarly huge subsidies for housing, agriculture might be good politics, but they are bad economics, discounting the market and creating false booms and fake...
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obama to offer more details on u.s. military goals in libya. >>> for the first time since she was shot, congresswoman gabrielle giffords spent time with her brother-in-law who just returned from the international space station. scott kelly, giek giffords' husband mark is an astronaut. he returned and visited with her thursday. you'll recall the congresswoman was shot in the head during an appearance in tucson, arizona, in jiang. >>> in wisconsin, the tragic death of a police officer killed today in the line of duty. it happened following a dramatic shootout in fond lake. police say a gunman opened fire on officers investigating an assault. listen. [ gunfire ] >> heavily armed s.w.a.t. team members had to rescue a woman from the shooting. when the barrage ended, two officers had been shot. one of them later died. the other is reported to be in critical condition and police found the gunman dead inside his home of a self-inflicted wound. >>> one of the most eloquent voices of the libyan rebellion died. 27-year-old mahmoud
obama to offer more details on u.s. military goals in libya. >>> for the first time since she was shot, congresswoman gabrielle giffords spent time with her brother-in-law who just returned from the international space station. scott kelly, giek giffords' husband mark is an astronaut. he returned and visited with her thursday. you'll recall the congresswoman was shot in the head during an appearance in tucson, arizona, in jiang. >>> in wisconsin, the tragic death of a police...
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the u.s. and britain have fired 124 tomahawk missiles on key sites. the u.s. is only one of the countries taking part in this. france and great britain have taken major roles. italy, canada, spain, belgium, denmark, norway, and qatar also involved. it's difficult to say just how many people have died here before coalition attacks began. gadhafi's troops reportedly killed 95 people in the assault on the rebel stronghold benghazi. you're looking now at these dramatic pictures of what's left of a libyan military convoy after a coalition attack wiped out -- wiped it out near the city. it's unclear where moammar gadhafi is right now. he has. appeared since the coalition attacks started, though his voice has been heard on libyan state tv. cnn's nic robertson was there when the shots began in tripoli, and it was perhaps the most dramatic moments in this crisis. i want you to take a look. stay with us. we're going to take our time with this and show you, just in case you missed it, how it all unfolded on our air last night. look. >> reporter: very heavy -- >> if you'r
the u.s. and britain have fired 124 tomahawk missiles on key sites. the u.s. is only one of the countries taking part in this. france and great britain have taken major roles. italy, canada, spain, belgium, denmark, norway, and qatar also involved. it's difficult to say just how many people have died here before coalition attacks began. gadhafi's troops reportedly killed 95 people in the assault on the rebel stronghold benghazi. you're looking now at these dramatic pictures of what's left of a...
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you may see the u.s. role decrease, whereas i think back in that conflict with iraq, obviously the u.s. role got dramatically bigger. >> yeah, i remember that night, the defense secretary at the time, dick cheney, general colin powell, they were there in what they call the national military command center. they were watching what's going on. i assume, albeit on a much smaller scale, that's what is going on where you are now. >> it is, but secretary gates wasn't necessarily in the building today but had been making these calls and getting the intelligence from the field commanders. it's interesting when you look at the comparisons to iraq in talking about instituting a no-fly zone, the no-fly zone worked very well in northern iraq, but you had the kurdish militias controlling the ground. the no-fly zone instituted over southern iraq did not stop saddam hussein from attacking and killing thousands of shiites there, because there was no control on the ground. so this situation in libya is closer if you want
you may see the u.s. role decrease, whereas i think back in that conflict with iraq, obviously the u.s. role got dramatically bigger. >> yeah, i remember that night, the defense secretary at the time, dick cheney, general colin powell, they were there in what they call the national military command center. they were watching what's going on. i assume, albeit on a much smaller scale, that's what is going on where you are now. >> it is, but secretary gates wasn't necessarily in the...
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yesterday u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton did mention united arab emirates, qatar, all these countries participating. but when asked what specific role they would play, that remains to be seen. >> i suppose the question is, do arabs regard this as an international coalition or do they regard it as a u.s.-led or certainly a western-led coalition? >> well, at this point, it's very clear that the u.s., western powers like france, the uk, do not want to create that perception that this is a western powers, old colonial powers, going after an arab nation. that's why over and over again we've heard french president nicolas sarkozy emphasize the arab nations are involved. now, over the first few hours of the no-fly zone, there were no implications that arab nations played an active operational role in implementing the no-fly zone. if this continues and it's strictly u.s. missiles hitting libyan targets and french fighter jets involved, that could change. that perception could change that it's just
yesterday u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton did mention united arab emirates, qatar, all these countries participating. but when asked what specific role they would play, that remains to be seen. >> i suppose the question is, do arabs regard this as an international coalition or do they regard it as a u.s.-led or certainly a western-led coalition? >> well, at this point, it's very clear that the u.s., western powers like france, the uk, do not want to create that perception...